The Oklahoma Sooners (13-15, 3-12 Big 12) and No. 21 Iowa State Cyclones (14-14, 8-9) meet Saturday at James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oklahoma vs. Iowa State game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Oklahoma has been in a nosedive, dropping 6 of the past 7 games, while going just 2-9 straight up (SU) across the past 11 outings. The Sooners are just 3-8-1 against the spread (ATS) across the previous 12 games, too. Total bettors love OU lately, with the Over going 6-1-1 across the past 8 outings.
Iowa State hangs onto a ranking, but it is in the midst of a serious skid. The Cyclones have dropped 4 of their last 5 games, and 6 of the previous 8 outings. The Under is 4-0 in the past 4 games for Iowa State.
This is the second of 2 regular-season meetings. Iowa State won 63-60 at Oklahoma back on Jan. 4, but the Sooners covered a 3.5-point number as underdogs as the Under (125.5) cashed.
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Oklahoma at Iowa State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oklahoma +255 (bet $100 to win $255) | Iowa State -320 (bet $320 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma +7.5 (-115) | Iowa State -7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 128.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oklahoma at Iowa State picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa State 69, Oklahoma 65
Moneyline
Iowa State (-320) would cost you more than 3 times your potential return, and there is just no value in a play like that. Even in a multi-team parlay, Iowa State sucks the value out of your ticket.
AVOID.
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Against the spread
OKLAHOMA +7.5 (-115) is the lean, as it covered in the first meeting.
Neither of these teams is playing particularly well, and both are stinky against the number lately, too.
The Sooners are 3-8-1 ATS in the past 12 games overall, and 1-4 ATS in the past 5 on the road. The Cyclones are 5-2 ATS in the past 7 at home, but just 2-8 ATS in the past 10 games overall.
Side with Oklahoma, but go lightly.
Over/Under
OVER 128.5 (-110) is the best play in this Big 12 matchup.
The Over is 6-1-1 in the past 8 games overall for Oklahoma and are 5-1 in the past 6 games on the road. It’s all about the Under for Iowa State lately, though, so be careful.
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